Hoboken residents plan ‘Lepre-Con’ celebrations to replace St. Patrick’s Day parade - POLL

Kilgara, St Patrick allegedly brought Christianity to Ireland NOT Catholicism, you bigot. Jamie Darrah and Matt Harris are the 2 names mentioned. Who is Darrah Harris? Maybe his mam is Irish or his granny left during the famine like most 'Oirish' on this site.

Ah now hold on there. Irish is IRISH. St. Patrick's day is not a separatist or sectarian event. Wake up man

won't help the swishers publicity, this pulling of the plug.

Don't know that it should be an Irish Catholic event as other Christian Irish groups also honor the saints, including St. Patrick.Question heard at on St. Patrick's Parade, was he Catholic or Protestant? Answer, he was before the split; so, he's both! It seems the mayor has managed to exclude the well behaved, rational part of the celebration - the parade - and left it for those who caused thed problems before. Wonder how the mis-behaivor will be reported?

March 17th used to be a day that Irish born and Irish-Americans honored the patron saint of Eire.This celebration and observance has, in recent years, been hijacked by idiots looking for media attention{and getting it}Most of these people are not even remotely Irish{Darrah Harris??}. Instead of trying to be politically correct and inclusive , legitimate Irish organizations should strive to exclude these interlopers from what should be an exclusively Irish Catholic event.

Do you think that her honor the mayor of Hoboken, Dawn Z, may have a "hidden agenda"? Now, it would appear that the new mayor of Chicago, Rahm E, may link arms with Oprah for the same civil rights agenda.

Isn't this tiresome? Another bunch of morons playing to stereotypes of dumb Irish drunks. Grow up, read history and learn something about your heritage.

'high levels of property damage, urination on the streets and people’s homes, reports of sexual assaults'... We sure he's not talking about the Dublin parade?

Stupid question really - Why March 3rd - and not the 17th..